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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two chemicals that dictate the third stage of attraction, according to the narrator in “Love: A Chemical History"?
(a) Oxytocin and vasopressin.
(b) Testosterone and Estrogen.
(c) Serotonin and vasopressin.
(d) Serotonin and Estrogen.

2. Who is the officer that Natasha meets with at the USCIS building after missing her original appointment in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Lester Barnes.
(b) Chance Luthgrow.
(c) Andrew Stabler.
(d) Michael Pafunda.

3. What does Irene want to confiscate but does not, in “Irene: A History"?
(a) Daniel's tie.
(b) Natasha's jacket.
(c) Natasha's phone.
(d) Daniel's phone.

4. What does "USCIS" refer to in the narrative?
(a) United States Cultural and Immigration Standards.
(b) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(c) United States Confederate Illiteracy Services.
(d) United States Creationism and Idealization Services.

5. How old is Peter in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What band who plays the song "Yellow Ledbetter" is described as one of Natasha's favorite 1990s rock bands?

2. What does Natasha tell Daniel she wants to be when she grows up?

3. Where did Natasha's mother travel in order to get Natasha a "good" social security card?

4. Where does Daniel describe the article about the researcher who put two people in a lab and had them ask one another intimate questions?

5. From what narrative perspective is “Irene: A History" related?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "event" leads to Daniel pursuing the signs of God in the novel?

2. Who is Jeremy Fitzgerald and what is his role in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?

3. What does "Deus ex Machina" mean and why does the author use this phrase in The Sun is Also a Star?

4. What study from the New York Times does Daniel present to Natasha and why?

5. What are Natasha's feelings about science?

6. What kind of store does Daniel's father own? Where is it located?

7. Who is Bev and what is the significance of this character in the novel?

8. Why does Natasha become flustered and leave the coffee shop?

9. What similarities do Daniel and Natasha share?

10. What are the relationships like in Daniel's family?

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